"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )